John Fitzgerald B.Com, Ca
Non-Executive Chairman
Mr John Fitzgerald has over 25 years resource financing experience and has provided project finance, commodity risk management and advisory services to a large number of companies in the resource sector. Mr Fitzgerald has previously held positions as Head of Investec's Western Australian business, Head of Institutional and Corporate Banking for the Commonwealth Bank, Executive Director of HSBC Precious Metals and Director responsible for NM Rothschild & Sons resource financing business. Mr Fitzgerald is a Chartered Accountant, a Fellow of FINSIA and a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Mr Fitzgerald was appointed to the Integra Mining Limited Board as the Non-Executive Chairman in June 2011.
Christopher Cairns B.Sc(Hons)
Managing Director
Mr Christopher Cairns completed a First Class Honours Degree in Economic Geology from the University of Canberra in 1992. Mr Cairns joined BHP Minerals in 1993 working in Queensland before transferring to the Philippines in 1995. In 1997, he joined Aurora Gold’s Mt Muro operation in Borneo as Exploration Manager and in 2000 he moved to LionOre for the Thunderbox Gold Mine drillout. Mr Cairns joined Sino Gold in late 2001 and was Sino’s Geology Manager responsible for the Jinfeng Gold Deposit feasibility drillout and discovered the stratabound zone of gold mineralisation taking the deposit from 1.5Moz to 3.5Moz in 14 months. Mr Cairns joined Integra in March 2004 and became Managing Director in December 2004. Mr Cairns has extensive experience in progressing gold projects from exploration to development.
Peter Ironside B.Com, CA
Executive Director & Company Secretary
Mr Peter Ironside is a Chartered Accountant and business consultant with over twenty years experience in the exploration and mining industry. He has been a Director and/or Company Secretary of several ASX listed companies. Mr Ironside brings a significant level of accounting, compliance and corporate governance experience to the Board, together with support in the areas of corporate initiatives and capital raising. Mr Ironside has been a Director of Integra Mining Limited since 21 December 2000.
Rowan Johnston B.E(Mining)
Executive Director
Mr Rowan Johnston is a West Australian School of Mines graduate, majoring in Mining Engineering. He commenced his professional career in Kambalda and has since worked for consultants, contractors and owners in France, Indonesia and throughout Australia over the last 25 years. Mr Johnston’s most recent experiences include General Manager for Fox Resources at Radio Hill in Karratha, Principal Mining Engineer for SRK consulting in charge of Due Diligence and Feasibility Studies, and Project Manager for Westonia Mines. He joined Integra Mining Limited in October 2007, where his significant experience in project start ups and feasibility studies in gold mining projects, particularly his recent experience, is of direct relevance to Integra’s development target at the Company’s Aldiss-Randalls Gold Project. Mr Johnston is responsible for Operations and Resource Development and was an integral part of the Company's recent transition to producer. Mr Johnston was appointed to the Integra Mining Limited Board as a Director in November 2009.
Stephanie Unwin LLB
Non-Executive Director
Ms Unwin is a commercial laywer with a corporate/resources background. She is currently General Councel and Company Secretary for Verve Energy and Non-executive Director of Alacer Gold Corp. Ms Unwin commenced her career with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, then worked with several private legal practices. She is experienced in major energy projects with related project financing, joint venture and shareholder contractual negotiations and has had significant experience providing corporate advisory services to predominantly resource companies, including advising on takeovers, acquisitions, fundraising, initial public offerings and ASX and ASIC compliance matters. Ms Unwin was appointed to the Integra Mining Limited Board as a Non-Executive Director in November 2011.
William Plyley B.Sc (Metallugical Engineering)
Non-Executive Director
Mr Plyley is a mining executive with over 35 years operational experience in exploration, mining, processing, and management with substantial resources companies such as Placer Dome Inc, Normandy Mining Limited and Red Back Mining Inc. He has been responsible for major mine developments in Ghana, West Africa and Australia. He has also had significant roles in development and expansion of mines in Papua New Guinea and Australia. Mr Plyley recently retired from a role as Chief Operating Officer of La Mancha Resources where he was responsible for the development of the Frog's Leg and White Foil mines near Kalgoorlie, Western Australia and the operation of mines in Sudan and Cote d'Ivoire, Africa. Mr Plyley has a B.Sc. in Metallurgical Engineering from Mackay School of Mines, University of Nevada. He is a member of Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (MAusIMM) and Graduate of Australian Institute of Company Directors. Mr Plyley was appointed to the Integra Mining Board as a Non-Executive Director in October 2011.